The database documents every instance a gun is wielded, fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims, time, day of the week, or reason. You can find the entire database here.

K-12 School Shooting Statistics

There have been 1,300 school shooting incidents since 1970.

2018 had the greatest number of incidents since 1970, with 82 recorded incidents. The next highest year was 2006 with 59 incidents.

2018 was the highest year for the number of victims killed, including the shooter, with 51 killed.

California, Texas and Florida are the top three states in the U.S. with the most incidents.

669 incidents occurred outside on school property and 588 occurred inside the school building.

Most school shootings occurred in the morning.

The CHDS provided all of their K-12 school shooting statistics in graphs, tables and charts.